What? No "Victoria's Secret" in Somalia?? Ya don't say! (Women being whipped for wearing bras under their burqas.)

Remember when Naomi Wolf wrote that inane article on how sexy and liberating it was to wear a burqa? And then Phyllis Chesler called her out on it?

Well, Wolf's version of "sexy and liberating" is apparently NOT toleratedin Somalia where women are being whipped for wearing bras that enhance the firmness of their breasts.

From the FOX report:

A Somalian Islamic group reportedly has started whipping women in public for wearing bras that violate Islam, the Daily Mail reports.

Residents claim insurgent group Al Shabaab sent gunmen into the streets to round up women who appeared to have a firm bust. The women are inspected to see if their suspected firmness is natural or from a bra. Officials reportedly make the women shake their breasts after removing their bras.

"Al Shabaab forced us to wear their type of full veil and now they order us to shake our breasts," a resident, Halima, told Reuters, adding that her daughters had been whipped on Thursday.

The new bra rule adds to the long list of religious restrictions in Somalia...

Followed the FOX link back to The Daily Mail. There it is reported that as of late...

"You just find yourself being whipped by a masked man as soon as leave your house."

H/T to PUMA PAC for calling my attention to the FOX report.

Hey Naomi, There is Only One Responsible Feminist Argument *for* The Burqa

And I heard it from THIS American Belly Dancer:



"Without the veil, she would be imprisoned in her home."


Thank you Jenn, for enlightening me with that statement.

And, for interpreting the experience so beautifully in your dance!

I hope Naomi Wolf watches. And gets a frikkin clue.

SYD

Naomi Wolf Would Like an Apology from Phyllis Chesler, Chesler Would Like Wolf to Wake Up and Smell the Coffee

Wow. Just wow! Things are really heating up over at Dr. Chesler's blog. If you are a Feminist and you'd like to observe one of the bigger hurdles facing the Fourth Wave ... you really MUST come over and read. Not only today's response to Naomi. But also Phyllis' piece that started the whole brew-ha-ha. And Naomi's piece before that.

It's really high time, in my opinion, that the Second and Third Waves of American Feminism faced off in the boxing (uh, er debate) ring. Doncha think?

For research and accuracy, I'll put my money on Phyllis.

Can't rule Naomi out though... cuz she has the high falutin' connections.

SYD

On Television Pedophiles & Mamby Pamby "Feminists"

I finally did it. I eeked out a donation to "The New Agenda." You will want to do so as well, after you read Amy Siskind's blog entry on why women can't seem to break the 17% barrier.

Yesterday I spent a day of my valuable time ranting about a 62 year old jerk that makes jokes about raping 14 year old girls. Yes, PUMAs and Palinites, we accomplished something. We got .... not an apology.... but and excuse from the pedophile. In fact, David Letterman should be fired for promoting the rape of a minor by a professional ball player. The defense that the pervert was confused about which Palin girl he was "joking" about ... the 14 year old or the 18 year old... MEANS NOTHING.

But, alas, the teevee "Feminists" are OK with it. I mean, look at how Contessa Brewer of the supposedly "Progressive" MSNBC defends the Letterman situation:

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Sigh.

Phyllis Chesler is right. Liberal feminism, as I once knew it, is dead. So much so, that Madamab is asking if the LGBT community can save us! If you go to her blog post at Widdershins, and watch the video of Naomi Wolf... you will see why she is asking.

Geesh, Naomi, take a cold shower. Will ya?

When I look at the media hacks we are supposed to accept as the new "Liberal Feminists" (ie. Naomi and Contessa) it convinces *this* old yellar dawg, that she had better stand by Sarah Palin. Sarah is the kind of gutsy, no nonsense, Feminist we can rely on to bring us into the future. She is our last, and perhaps only, hope.

I guess I am in for another day of letter writing.

SYD